The Streetsville Derbys are a Junior "C" ice hockey team from Streetsville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Provincial Junior Hockey League assigned to the South Conference and in the Bloomfield Division. The Derbys joined the PJHL as an expansion franchise for the 2024–25 season.

Streetsville Derbys
CityStreetsville, Ontario, Canada
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Rexdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
LeagueOntario Junior Hockey League
Central Canadian Hockey League
Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League
Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League
Suburban Junior C Hockey League
Founded1967
Operated1967–2011
2024–current
Home arenaVic Johnston Community Centre
ColoursOrange, Black, and White
     
General managerNico Fekete
Head coachBrett McCully
AffiliateUxbridge Bruins (COJCHL)
Franchise history
1967–1992Streetsville Derbys
1992–1993Mississauga Derbys
2011–2011Cobourg Cougars (merged with)
2024–presentStreetsville Derbys

The Streetsville Derbys were also a Junior "A" ice hockey team and part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2011 until they merged into the Cobourg Cougars.

History

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The Derbys began in 1967 as part of the Suburban Jr. C league. In 1970, they joined the new Mid-Ontario Jr. B league, and the following season the team joined the Central Jr. B league. The team was briefly renamed the Mississauga Derbys for the 1992–93 season. Streetsville claimed the Central Junior "B" Championship in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984 and 1986, as well as the 1979 Sutherland Cup as All-Ontario Champions. The Derbys were the hosts of the Royal Bank Cup 2006, the National Junior "A" Championship. At the end of the 2007 season, it was announced that the Derbys would be moving to a new location, Westwood Arena in Rexdale, Ontario. It is unknown if there will be an applicable name change.

In 1986, the Ontario Hockey Association, concerned with growing violence in hockey, suspended the Streetsville Derbys and the Brantford Classics from playing in the 1986–87 season.[1][2] The suspension of the Derbys had to do with a stick-swinging incident in the final game of the league quarter-final against the Nobleton Devils. A Nobleton player was struck in the back of the head with a two-hand slash, which also struck a linesman and cut his eyelid.[3]

The Streetsville Derbys were chosen by the Canadian Junior A Hockey League to host the 2006 Royal Bank Cup. Instead of playing the games in a local arena, the Derbys' ownership elected to use the larger, neighbouring Powerade Centre in the rival town of Brampton, Ontario. Despite the team playing well at the tournament, the execution of the tournament by team management was notoriously bad and criticized by Hockey Canada officials at the next AGM as well as the guest teams.[4][5] As they moved the event to the rival town of Brampton, most fans stayed home. Streetsville finished first in the round robin (3-1), only to bow out with a 2–1 loss to the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in the semi-final.

In March 2011, the Streetsville Derbys merged into the Cobourg Cougars and ceased to exist as members of the OJHL.

In the 2018 hockey season, the Streetsville Hockey League unveiled their newly revived divisional Derbys “Select” teams to compete in the Mississauga Hockey League.

In April 2024 the PJHL announced that they had accepted the Streetsville Derbys as an expansion team, returning Streetsville to junior level hockey. [6]

Season-by-season results

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1967-68 30 17 11 2 - 109 121 36 5th of 9 SubJCHL Lost semi-final, 3-0-1 (Raiders)
1968-69 36 8 26 2 - 152 225 18 9th of 10 SubJCHL DNQ
1969-70 34 15 14 5 - 172 132 35 5th of 9 SubJCHL
1970-71 34 16 13 5 - 174 172 37 5th MOJBHL
1971-72 42 13 21 8 - 178 215 34 7th CJBHL
1972-73 42 28 9 5 - 258 184 61 2nd CJBHL
1973-74 42 25 12 2 - 223 189 55 4th CJBHL
1974-75 42 - 4th CJBHL
1975-76 42 15 18 3 - 177 177 33 4th CJBHL
1976-77 42 24 13 5 - 239 179 53 4th CJBHL
1977-78 42 35 4 3 - 360 142 73 1st CJBHL Won League
1978-79 44 40 4 0 - 354 120 80 1st CJBHL Won League, won SC
1979-80 44 38 5 1 - 318 133 77 1st CJBHL Won League
1980-81 44 17 22 5 - 222 268 39 7th CJBHL
1981-82 40 27 9 4 - 272 159 58 3rd CJBHL
1982-83 42 31 8 3 - 330 156 65 1st CJBHL Won League
1983-84 40 33 5 2 - 283 127 68 1st CJBHL Won League, lost SC Final
1984-85 40 22 12 6 - 200 178 50 2nd CJBHL
1985-86 48 34 11 3 - 325 226 71 1st CJBHL Won League, lost SC Final
1986-87 Disciplinary Suspension
1987-88 44 26 14 4 - 256 229 56 5th CJBHL
1988-89 42 20 15 7 - 222 199 47 6th CJBHL
1989-90 42 23 11 8 - 240 183 54 4th CJBHL
1990-91 42 20 17 5 - 226 223 45 8th CJBHL
1991-92 42 16 18 8 - 211 196 40 9th CJBHL
1992-93 42 19 29 1 - 230 261 40 12th CJBHL
1993-94 42 17 21 4 - 192 199 39 6th OPJHL-W
1994-95 49 31 16 2 - 243 194 65 2nd OPJHL-W
1995-96 50 22 23 5 - 221 209 52 4th OPJHL-Me
1996-97 51 19 26 6 - 212 222 45 5th OPJHL-Me
1997-98 51 23 24 1 3 226 235 50 3rd OPJHL-Me
1998-99 51 27 20 3 1 259 245 58 6th OPJHL-W
1999-00 49 27 17 5 0 213 208 59 4th OPJHL-W
2000-01 49 25 19 4 1 231 219 55 6th OPJHL-W
2001-02 49 17 29 2 1 199 252 37 8th OPJHL-W
2002-03 49 10 30 3 6 172 293 29 8th OPJHL-W
2003-04 49 16 25 6 2 148 187 40 7th OPJHL-W
2004-05 49 11 34 2 2 142 272 26 9th OPJHL-W
2005-06 49 25 19 3 2 172 170 55 6th OPJHL-W Lost Conf. QF
2006-07 49 20 24 3 2 190 226 45 6th OPJHL-W Lost Conf. QF
2007-08 49 8 40 - 1 122 281 17 9th OPJHL-W
2008-09 49 12 34 - 3 164 272 27 8th OJHL-M
2009-10 50 27 18 - 5 218 194 59 5th CCHL-W Lost quarter-final
2010-11 50 14 34 - 2 178 283 30 7th OJHL-S DNQ
Provincial Junior Hockey League
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -

Sutherland Cup appearances

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1977: Stratford Cullitons defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-2
1978: Stratford Cullitons defeated Streetsville Derbys 9-points-to-5
1979: Streetsville Derbys defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4-games-to-none
1984: Waterloo Siskins defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-3
1986: Stratford Cullitons defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Toronto Star. May 16, 1986. Page D14.
  2. ^ Toronto Star. July 8, 1986. Page F08.
  3. ^ Toronto Star. February 27, 1986. Page H11.
  4. ^ "The Brampton Battalion | Views From The Booth". kevinjeffrey.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24.
  5. ^ "Prince George Spruce Kings Junior a Hockey Club - Home". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  6. ^ "The PJHL Welcomes the Streetsville Derbys as Newest Franchise". 8 April 2024.
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